Word Meaning 羽化

うか uka

羽化 is read as うか (uka) and means emergence (of insects).

Meaning

English

  1. emergence (of insects)
  2. eclosion
  3. growing wings

Reading

Kana

うか

Romaji

uka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 20203 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

羽化登仙

うかとうせん

a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

羽根

はね

arrow feathers

arrow feathers

羽衣

うい

type of bug

羽目

はめ

panel

羽毛

うもう

feathers

羽子板

はごいた

battledore (early form of badminton racket)

羽ばたく

はばたく

to flap (wings)

羽二重

はぶたえ

habutai

羽後

うご

Ugo (former province located in parts of present-day Akita Prefecture)

羽前

うぜん

Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)